Haniger reported symptoms and tested positive at the ballpark, Servais said. Mariners: RF Mitch Haniger was placed on the COVID-19 IL before the game. Alvarez took part in pregame work but a decision on returning to the roster won’t be made until Sunday. … DH Yordan Alvarez was back at the ballpark after being sick for several days with a non-COVID-19 illness. LHP Parker Mushinski was selected from Triple-A Sugar Land to take Pressly’s roster spot. Pressly returned to Houston for additional examination. O’Brien went to high school in the Seattle suburb of Shoreline and made one start last season for the Reds.Īstros: All-Star closer Ryan Pressly was placed on the 10-day injured list due to right knee inflammation. Seattle acquired RHP Riley O’Brien from Cincinnati for a player to be named or cash. So to reach that milestone, I think it’s just a testament to that,” Verlander said. “I’ve taken a lot of pride in taking the ball every five days, every five games and just being out there. He said being able to accumulate innings in a season is still meaningful in his view. Verlander has now pitched 3,001 innings in his career. The Mariners have yet to score this season with Flexen on the mound. The right-hander scattered five hits and struck out three. Peña tripled in the seventh and scored on Jose Altuve’s single off reliever Matt Festa.įlexen (0-2) nearly matched zeros with Verlander until giving up the long ball. “Battled, was efficient, but not the best.” “One really bad pitch that really cost us on that one,” Flexen said. Jeremy Peña started the inning with a sharp single to cap an eight-pitch at-bat, and Maldonado didn’t miss on a poorly located fastball from Flexen.
Maldonado was hitless in his first 15 at-bats before driving an 0-1 pitch from Chris Flexen out to left field for a 3-0 lead in the fifth. Martín Maldonado provided the big blow on offense with a two-run homer for his first hit of the season. “That’s about as dominant a performance as you’re going to see and for a guy that has been doing it in this league for a long, long time,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. Verlander pitched five strong innings in his season debut last week against the Angels, only to be outdueled by fellow Tommy John recoveree Noah Syndergaard. “Now, a month from now? He would probably want to finish that game out.” “He kind of emptied the tank on that eighth inning,” Houston manager Dusty Baker said.
Verlander was surprised to see his pitch count so low after seven innings, which gave him a chance to go back out for the eighth. Crawford, who was hit by a pitch in the seventh. The only other batter to reach base was J.P.
Verlander struck out eight with no walks on 87 pitches. The only hits he allowed to Seattle were a leadoff single by Adam Frazier in the first and Ty France’s singles in the fourth and sixth. 1, 2019, when he no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays.
Leaning mostly on his fastball and slider, Verlander finished eight innings for the first time since Sept. “But that being said, it is definitely gratifying to have that feeling again of going out there after a tough loss yesterday and being able to pick us up and (go) deep in the game, and do really what I expect to do most times out.” “I wouldn’t have put in all the hard work if I didn’t think I could still pitch at a high level,” Verlander said.
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